If you took anything good out of last nights game it should be simply that the Canadiens played about the best possible hockey they are capable of. The sad part is that simply meant not getting blown out by the Bruins. The harsh reality of it all is if the Canadiens couldn't beat the Bruins last night don't look for them to do much better in the coming games.
The Bruins mounted very little in the form of offense and the canadiens defence played beyond itself in holding the Bruins. Goaltending was OK from $Sign$ (Price) but nothing in the way of spectacular. My feeling is his confidence has been so shaken by all the on and off ice nonsense that there is no way he is going to steal the games the Canadiens would desperately need him to steal if they were to make a serious run at this series. We have one high performing (that depends on which night) line and the other lines cannot and will not produce anything in the way of support. The Lapierre line which has been the hardest working and most effective does not have the ability nor does it play the role of offensive output.
Look for the Bruins to be way looser and you can be sure Julien had a little talk with his boys after game 1. You'll see a slightly different Bruins team on Saturday night and the old work horses of the Canadiens will quickly run out of steam. All for not still looks like the Bruins in 5.
Robbie
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